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Th17-lineage cells in pulmonary sarcoidosis and Löfgren's syndrome: Friend or foe?
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Feb 2018
Miedema Jelle R, Kaiser Ylva, Broos Caroline E, Wijsenbeek Marlies S, Grunewald Johan, Kool Mirjam
Abstract excerpt
Sarcoidosis, a multisystem granulomatous disorder, has historically been classified as Th1-driven disease. However, increasing data demonstrate a key role of Th17-cell plasticity in granuloma formation and maintenance. In Löfgren's syndrome (LS), an acute and distinct phenotype of sarcoidosis with a favorable outcome, differences in Th17-lineage cell subsets, cytokine expression and T-cell suppressive mechanisms...
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